The gig economy is expanding into C-suites as companies start using fractional executives to fill important roles in a part-time manner rather than bringing someone on at full-time costs
Focus
Augmentation examples: AI & VR at work
Presenters, whether pitching a banker, a potential investor, in a competition or elsewhere, go into the Brevity platform and type in the pitch goal, audience and duration of the presentation. The software then recommends the number of statements and slides necessary to keep the pitch to an appropriate time — and it customizes the details to the type of pitch, so a three-minute speech for a startup fundraising opportunity would look different from a similarly timed pitch for a networking event.
Prepping for a deal
Normally with a lot of snowbirds vacationing in Florida after the holidays and into the early months of a new year, activity related to mergers and acquisitions doesn’t start picking up in Minnesota for Lingate Financial until they return.
Turning the page
Do you need a new piece of equipment? If so, should you buy it before the end of the year or wait until 2022? Are you planning significant capital improvements to a building or office space? Or are the supply chain issues and inability to get product to your shop in a timely manner affecting business results?
Cyber safety
When a company relocates or offers to relocate a new or current employee, they’re most likely not moving all those belongings themselves. They’re probably calling a company like Plus Relocation.
Survival stories
Many restaurants struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic and Claudia Gutierrez says it was a tough year for her too
All aboard
After several years of low rates, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying recession skyrocketed unemployment.
But not everyone was cutting staff.
Local organizations offer financial, practical advice to small businesses hit by Covid-19
Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the U.S. about a year ago, several organizations have stepped up trying to help business owners navigate the resources and programs available to help them survive.
Trust your instincts
When Upsize caught up with Mary Leonard in 2004, she was coming to the realization that she needed to believe in her instincts. Leonard had started Chocolat Céleste in 2001 with the intention of serving the high-end business gift market via the Internet with an...
Upsize Growth Challenge
The Upsize Growth Challenge,presented by Winthrop & Weinstine, was created by Upsize magazine to match two business owners with expert advice they need to reach their goals. Two companies were selected based on the ambition of the growth goal and the quality of...